Exterminator.



HQLONGAUER.

EXTERMINATOR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. l. ma.

Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

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Be it :knownthat I, HUBERT -LoNGAUrm a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Milwaulree, in thecountyl of Milwaukee and State y,of eWisconsin, whave; `invented certain `new andwuseful ImprovementsExterrni I vnators, o ffrwhich thenfollowing is sa. specilication,reference being had :to `the accompanying drawing, forming a partthereof.

This. invention relates tod exterminators andthe objectief the inventionis to improve the construction i of exterrninators of the type for-which`Letters Patent No.-1,239,799 were granted to me September 11, 1917.` i

Referring-to Ithe drawings which accompany this'specification andformapart hereof, which drawings illustrate anfembodiment of thisinvention and on which `drawings the same reference characters yareused@ to designate the same parts wherever they may appear in each: ofthe several views, Figure 1 is aplan viewfof the exterminator, `partsbeinggomitted and parts being broken away; Fig. 2 1s a`vert1cal,..transverse section taken on thelline 21e-2 on Fig. 1,looking in the'direction indicated bythe arrows; Fig, 3 is a v-vertical,longitudinalsection takenC on the linef3y3 onfF ig. 2,lookingrin the direction indicated `by 4the arrows.; Figi14'is vanLelevation sof details, parts being shown. in section.;

andFig..5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but showing parts indifferentpositions.

Referringto the drawings, the reference numeral` lfdesignates a mainframe `which mayybe of any suitable yconstruction and Y ablyconnectedtogether and Abraced to form a` frame` which is adapted to fstraddlea-row of vegetation such as potato vines 1n hills,

`for example. e The machine is provided with a Apole 2 for 4draftanimals and a seat3 for the driver. f 45 As the mechanismen one sideoftheeX- terminator isfduplicated on the other side,

except in a minor particular to .be hereinafter pointedout, the samereterence characters will'be applied to corresponding `parts on eachside or' the machine and a description ofone side ofthe `machine willdescribe both sides. i

',lhe reference numeral 4 designates a supporting, andfdrivingwwheelwhich is fast to the.;shaft 5-11A.supplementalframe 6 and abeti-ning??arci supported .by theishaftl-and l Specification of Letters Patent.

nutA 9. through holes in members of the main frame and the nut 9isprovided with a'collar 10 4and a crank-.handle `1l. A, strap 12 Yrestsas annua ti@ I N y Patented Apr. dfilhllld.

Application filed March l, 1918. Serial No. 219,802. i

thefmain,,frame 1 `is supported uponithe 'w bearingfby the screwthreadedrod 8 andthe The screwthreaded rod 8 passes upon` thecollar 10 of thenut 9 `and turning the crank-handle 11` lowers or raises the main framel with respect tothe wheel 4, shaft-5 and supplemental frame 6j in amannerwhich will be readilyy understood from an inspection ofthedrawings. 'lfhe` main frame 1 is provided with guides 13 and `1'4 forthe supplemental frame 6 and f is also provided with a verticallyslotted guide 15 i for-the shaft 5 to relieve the ,rods yfrom bendingstrains.'` The shaft 5 has a gear 16 secured thereto andthe`supplenmntal frame 6 carries a shaft 17 to which faresecured gear 18,pinion 19 and `collars 2O and 21. Pinion `19 meshes with a gear22,1which.`

is also carried by the supplemental"frame 6, and a clutch-rod 23,whichis provided with a yoke 24 engaging betweenthe collars 20 and 21,can'be pulled up and turned so that a finger 25 will rest upon anelevated part of the stop 26 and hold thegear 18 out of mesh with thedriving gear 16. Thefgear 22 is provided with a crank-pin 27Mwhichcanoscillate a lever28 by means of the connectbail 30 and `is provided withsupports 33 and 34 for the fulcrum-pin 35 for vthe lever28`.` .l

Bed plates 36 and collecting plates 37 are extend through alined holesinthe levers28 so `that the Crusher plates will be moved back and forthby saidlevers while permitting the eye-bolts to slidelengthwise throughsaidholes.` Cani-platest43 and`44fare pivf- 'ing-rod 29 and-,thebail30.` The `supplemental frame 6 isjprovided with a `slotted guide 31for a pin 32 connectedLwith the oted to parts of the main framefl and`have il `cam .members 45 vand 46 .rigidly` fastened thereto. Fingers 47and 48Vseci'1red`y to` the Crusher` plates' 40 `can slideunder thel cammembers45 and 46, andLelevateithe lcain members and. cam plates, as,`clearly shown by Fig. 4ofthe drawings, when the `Crusher 'plates marev`moved outwardly, but will ;rid`e up over, theicam` members 45 and 46and `lift the` erusher plates 40.l abovethe fbed plates the cam members,as clearly shown by Fig. 5 of the drawings. Guards 49 may be securedtothe slides 33 and 39 to prevent displacement of the cam plates. rl`hecollecting plates 37 are made of comparatively thin material and tappersare provided for vibrating the collector plates to cause insects thereonto be moved down onto the bed plates. The tappers 50 are levers pivoted.to brackets 51 secured to members of the mam frame 1. One end of atapper is bent down through a hole in a collecting plate and has a heador nut on its end below the collecting plate. The other end of a tapperis provided with a stop A5:2 adapted to engage 'under a bracket 51 and aclip 53 on a crusher plate is adapted tov contact with a tapper, as thecrushed lplate falls toward the bed plate, andlift the head or nut totap the collector plate from below and vibrate the same.

j Beaters 54,v 55', 56, 57, 58 and 5,9 are adjustably secured to arms60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65 which are fastened to shafts 66, 67 and '68.The shafts 66 and 68 are connected with the shaft 67 by reverse motionconnections 69 and 70 so that the beaters 56 and 57 will swing to oneside and the other beaters'will, at the same time, swing to the otherside, so that a potato vine, for example, will be brushed in onedirection, then in the. opposite direction` and lastly in the firstdirection as the machine passes over it. r1`he shaft 67 isrocked backand forth by a crank pin 71, on a pinion 19, which projects through ahole in connecting-rod 7 2 and whichv reciprocates aV slide 73 withwhich a crank 74, on shaft 67, engages.

. The collecting plates 37 may eXtend in front of the main frame 1 andhave their Yends turned up so that these plates will. tend to slide overthe ground and not dig 1n, 1f

. machine to cause bugs or insects knocked off from the vines bythebeaters to fall upon the collecting plates.

Theoperation of the exterminator will be readily understood. As themachine is drawn along thebeaters will be swung back and forth brushingthe bugs or insects from the vines onto .the collecting plates 37, thelevers 28 will be rocked back and forth moving the crusher plates 40 outand in. As the crusher plates are moved out the fingers 47 and -48 willslide under the cam-members 45 and 46, lifting the cam-members and thecam plates 43 and 44, and crush the bugs on the bed vplates and sweepthem from the bed plates. As the crusher plates are moved in, the{ingers47 and 48 willride up over 'the cam-members 45 and 46, therebyelevating thecrusher plates, and, when the fingers Vpass beyond thecam-members, the crusher Yward the bed plates, such vibrations willcause the bugs on the collecting plates to be moved down onto the bedplates. The beaters can be adjusted to suit the height of the vines andby means of the crank-handles 1l Vthe machine can be kept in an uprightposition when the wheels 4 are on different heights of ground. Theclutch-rods 23 provide .for throwing the gears 1S out of mesh when themachine is being transported from one place to another.

What is claimed is:

l. rThe combination in an exterminator of a main frame, a bed plate, acrusher plate, a shaft, a supporting and driving wheel thereon, asupplemental frame supported by said shaft and provided with mechanismto actuate said crusher plate, and means for adjusting said main framewith respect to said shaft.

2. The combination in an eXterminator of a main frame, a bed plate, acollecting plate, beaters, a crusher plate, a shaft, a supporting anddriving wheel thereon, means to actuate said beaters and said crusherplate, and means for adjusting said main frame with respect to saidshaft.

3. The combination in an exterminator of a bed plate, a collectingplate, a crusher plate, means to actuate said crusher plate and means tovibrate said collecting plate.

4. The combination in an exterminator of a bed plate, a crusher plate,gear mechanism for actuating said crusher plate, and a clutch-rod forthrowing gears out of mesh.

5. The combination in an exterminator of a collecting plate, a crusherplate, adjustable beaters, and means for actuating said beaters andcrusher plate.

6. The combination in an eXterminator of a main frame, bed plates,crusher plates, shafts, supporting and driving wheels on said shafts,supplemental frames supported on said shafts, gears secured to saidshafts, levers and gear mechanism carried by said supplemental framesfor actuating said crusher plates, means for elevating said crusherplates as they are moved inwardly, and means for throwing the gearmechanism out of mesh.

7. The combination in an exterminator of va plurality of shafts withbeaters secured Vsupporting and driving wheels and gear wheels thereon,a supplemental frame supported by each of said shafts, means foradjusting each of said shafts With respect to the main frame, bed platesand collector plates supported by the main frame, upright shafts carriedby said supplemental frames and provided with gear Wheels and pinions,means for moving said last mentioned shafts longitudinally, gear Wheelsmeshing With said pinions, Crusher plates', means for actuating saidCrusher plates by said last mentioned gear Wheels, beaters adjustabletonature.

' HUBERT LUNGAUER.

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